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黄口孺子 — “Young and inexperienced”

黄口孺子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young and inexperienced”. Referring to a young, naive, and often ignorant person, especially when used to ridicule their lack of knowledge or worldly wisdom. Literally, “Yellow-mouthed child”.

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黄口孺子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄口孺子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
口
kǒu3mouth, opening, entrance
孺
rú17child, infant, vulnerable youth
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 黄口孺子

他才刚从学校毕业,对社会上的事情还真是一个黄口孺子。
He just graduated from school and is truly an inexperienced youth when it comes to social matters.

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Synonyms of 黄口孺子

  • huáng黄kǒu口xiǎo小ér儿callow, ignorant, inexperienced youth

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄口孺子

What does 黄口孺子 mean?

黄口孺子 (huáng kǒu rú zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young and inexperienced”.

How do you pronounce 黄口孺子?

黄口孺子 is pronounced huáng kǒu rú zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄口孺子 literally mean?

Literally, 黄口孺子 means “Yellow-mouthed child”. It is used to mean “Young and inexperienced”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄口孺子?

黄口:儿童;孺子:小孩子。常用以讥讽别人年幼无知。

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